can be easily satisfied
if you’re a child -
a toy
or a candy-bar
a vacation in the family car
a warm lap to climb into
a hug

Some children’s desires
are intangible such as -
security and love
These emotional desires
go unfulfilled
into the hearts of adults. Then the toys become
bigger things. And the candy-bars
become drugs.  And the desire becomes

stronger than it ever was. It’s sought
in many faces -
all with different names. But
the expectations remain the same. Desire
then becomes
a bottomless pit of neediness
that cloaks
that of love. If only it was satiated when
it was simple as a hug.